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Ravenna (ita)

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Ravenna ranks 1,038th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Winterthur, Blackburn, and Woolwich. Memorable people born in Ravenna include Valentinian III, Amalasuntha, and Peter Damian. Memorable people who died in Ravenna include Theodoric the Great, Dante Alighieri, and Maximianus of Ravenna. Ravenna has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Ravenna is located in Italy.

Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its collapse in 476, after which it served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. It has 156,444 inhabitants as of 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 417 and 2001, Ravenna was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Valentinian III, Amalasuntha, and Peter Damian. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Ravenna including Theodoric the Great, Dante Alighieri, and Maximianus of Ravenna. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Ravenna than were born there.

People Born in Ravenna

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People Deceased in Ravenna

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ravenna were athletes (3), politicians (2), coaches (2), companions (1), and physicians (1),  while most who died were politicians (11), religious figures (7), military personnels (2), writers (1), and painters (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ravenna, including Romano Bonagura, Bruno Rosetti, and Milena Baldassarri. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ravenna, including Romano Bonagura, Bruno Rosetti, and Milena Baldassarri.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ravenna since 1700.